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How iron and DHA levels in U.S. infant formulas differ from EU standards

Researchers also compare the content of docosahexaenoic acid and iron in U.S. formulas to that recommended by international food regulatory authorities.

12 Apr 2023

Simple blood test will help neurologists to make a definitive and rapid diagnosis of ALS

ALS is a rare paralytic neurological disease that can impact people in the prime of life. Delays in receiving a definitive diagnosis can be devastating for patients who typically survive only 2–5 years post-diagnosis.

12 Apr 2023

New potential therapeutic developed for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma using ASO technology

Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a lethal pediatric brain cancer that often kills within a year of diagnosis. Surgery is almost impossible because of the tumors' location.

12 Apr 2023

Researchers use a quick, portable process to produce promising virus-fighting protein

A multidisciplinary research team has produced a promising virus-fighting protein using a quick, portable process that could be easily deployed at the source of a future virus outbreak.

12 Apr 2023

Transcription of genes is fast but sloppy in old age

In a large joint project, a total of six research groups from the University of Cologne Cluster of Excellence on Cellular Stress Responses in Age-Associated Diseases (CECAD), the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Aging (MPI) in Cologne and the University of Göttingen have demonstrated the following findings which apply across the animal kingdom: with increasing age, the transcriptional elongation speed of genes increases, whereby the quality of the gene products suffers.

12 Apr 2023

Unexpected discovery could inspire new strategies for preventing liver disease and cancer

Liver cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death and the sixth most common cancer type worldwide.

12 Apr 2023

Acylceramides and protein-bound ceramides are vital for the formation of oral barrier in mice

Acylceramides and protein-bound ceramides are vital for the formation of the oral barrier in mice, similar to their role in skin, protecting from infection.

12 Apr 2023

Researchers conduct experiments comparing de novo proteins with computer-generated proteins

Proteins are components of every cell. How they have changed in the course of evolution for the purpose of taking on new functions in the body, has long been a subject of research.

12 Apr 2023

Blood levels of glycans can predict the risk of Alzheimer's disease

Early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease requires reliable and cost-effective screening methods.

12 Apr 2023

The identification of vaccinee-derived antibodies with broad-spectrum Omicron neutralization activity

Reported the identification of a panel of vaccinee-derived antibodies with broad-spectrum neutralization activity.

12 Apr 2023

New organoid platform could make vaccine screening quicker and greatly reduce animal testing

Developing and testing new treatments or vaccines for humans almost always requires animal trials, but these experiments can sometimes take years to complete and can raise ethical concerns about the animals' treatment.

12 Apr 2023

What is the nutritional impact of switching to plant-based foods that mimic animal-source meat and dairy?

Researchers estimated the nutritional implications of replacing ‘easily swappable’ animal-origin dairy milk and meat.

12 Apr 2023

An extremely rare case report of rebound multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children

Researchers described the case report of an infant boy experiencing rebound MIS-C.

12 Apr 2023

What factors increase the risk of psychiatric symptoms in long COVID patients?

Researchers reviewed to identify factors that increase the risk of psychiatric symptoms among long coronavirus disease patients.

12 Apr 2023

Vitamin and mineral supplements may help reduce aggressive behaviors in children and youth

A systematic review published in the journal Aggression and Violent Behavior describes the effectiveness of nutritional supplements in reducing excessive aggression in children and adolescents.

11 Apr 2023

Radioimmunotherapy cures human non-Hodgkin lymphoma in animal model

A new nuclear medicine therapy can cure human non-Hodgkin lymphoma in an animal model, according to research published in the April issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

11 Apr 2023

A creative new approach to make vaccine against norovirus

Every year, norovirus causes hundreds of millions of cases of food poisoning - and the deaths of at least 50,000 children - yet there exists no real way to control it.

11 Apr 2023

Exploring the tantalizing questions about sleep

Sleep is one of the most essential human activities - so essential, in fact, that if we don't get enough sleep for even one night, we may struggle to think, react, and otherwise make it through the day.

11 Apr 2023

VUMC-led trial demonstrates the inefficacy of two investigational drugs for treating severe COVID-19

Despite the success of vaccines for preventing COVID-19, and of drugs for treating the disease, outcomes for severely ill patients admitted to the hospital remains poor.

11 Apr 2023

Bonn researchers elucidate a mechanism underlying cisplatin resistance in testicular cancer

Cisplatin is used successfully in the chemotherapy of testicular cancer. However, patients who develop resistance to the cytostatic drug urgently need alternative therapy options.

11 Apr 2023

Protein C News and Research

How iron and DHA levels in U.S. infant formulas differ from EU standards

Simple blood test will help neurologists to make a definitive and rapid diagnosis of ALS

New potential therapeutic developed for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma using ASO technology

Researchers use a quick, portable process to produce promising virus-fighting protein

Transcription of genes is fast but sloppy in old age

Unexpected discovery could inspire new strategies for preventing liver disease and cancer

Acylceramides and protein-bound ceramides are vital for the formation of oral barrier in mice

Researchers conduct experiments comparing de novo proteins with computer-generated proteins

Blood levels of glycans can predict the risk of Alzheimer's disease

The identification of vaccinee-derived antibodies with broad-spectrum Omicron neutralization activity

New organoid platform could make vaccine screening quicker and greatly reduce animal testing

What is the nutritional impact of switching to plant-based foods that mimic animal-source meat and dairy?

An extremely rare case report of rebound multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children

What factors increase the risk of psychiatric symptoms in long COVID patients?

Vitamin and mineral supplements may help reduce aggressive behaviors in children and youth

Radioimmunotherapy cures human non-Hodgkin lymphoma in animal model

A creative new approach to make vaccine against norovirus

Exploring the tantalizing questions about sleep

VUMC-led trial demonstrates the inefficacy of two investigational drugs for treating severe COVID-19

Bonn researchers elucidate a mechanism underlying cisplatin resistance in testicular cancer

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